perl-DBD-MySQL: Buffer overflow triggered by user supplied data
Published Oct 5, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.06%
Description
Buffer overflow in the DBD::mysql module before 4.037 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to an error message.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.036
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
perl516-perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl520-perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl524-perl-DBD-MySQL
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | perl516-perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl520-perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl524-perl-DBD-MySQL | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.06% (0.04060) | 90.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03871) | 88.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 76.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02488) | 75.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 77.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01867) | 88.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01867) | 88.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01867) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2016/10/security-release---buffer-overflow-in-dbdmysql-perl-library.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3684 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93337 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1246 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380375 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/7c164a0c86cec6ee95df1d141e67b0e85dfdefd2 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1246
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1246
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2016/10/security-release---buffer-overflow-in-dbdmysql-perl-library.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3684 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1246 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380375 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/7c164a0c86cec6ee95df1d141e67b0e85dfdefd2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1246 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1246 |
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